Pad for pressing machines



Apr. 24, 1923. 1,452,726

Q.' E. w. BRUNK.

PAD FOR PRESSING MACHINES Filed June 14, 1920 v 18 f7? Og/VEXS.

Patented Apr. 24 1923.

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OSCAR E. W. DRUNK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOUBI, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH J. MARX,OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

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Application filed June 14, 1920. Serial No. 388,753.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR E. W. BRUNK, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented anew and useful. Pad for Pressing Machines, of which the following is aspecification. Y r

This invention relatesto pads for preming machines.

- An object of the invention is to provide an improved device adapted tobe placed upon the heated buck of a pressing machine to support thecloth pad upon which, the garment or fabric is placed. so that the clothpad will be held out of contact with vide a pad for the purposementioned com posed of resilient metal shavings felted and secured to areticulated side member which retains the felted shavings in properassembly during a long period of use. If desired, the felted shavingsmay be secured between a pair of reticulated side members.

In the accompanying drawings, in which I have illustrated the invention-Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved pressing pad, a part of thereticulated side member being broken away to disclose the metal shavingsin connection therewith.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating details of the invention inwhich a single reticulated side member is used.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating'thedetails of the invention inwhich a pair of reticulated side members enclose the felted shavingsbetween them.

I have not shown the pressing machine for the reason that the inventionmay be used,

-the pad. is secured to the felted mass of shavings holding the mass inproper form and relationship and preventing separation thereof. Asshown,a series of binders 2, which may be composed of wire staples, P ssthrough the reticulated side member and through the mass of feltedshavings adjacent to their edges forming a bordering series of fastenersor binders around the edge of the pad. This leaves the intermediate partof the pad free so that the resiliency of the shavings may be properlyutilized when the pad is in use.

As shown in Fig. 3, the shavings are enclosed between the upperreticulated side member 3 and a similar lower side member 4, and saidside members are clamped or secured to the mass and to each other byfasteners 5 arranged similar to the fasteners 2, shown in Figs. 1 and 2,and leaving the intermediate part of the pad free so that the resiliencyof the metal shavings may be utilized when the pad is in use.

When the pad is in use thesteam of the usual pressing machine may passthrough the garment and the pad in the usual mannet. The pad does notretain any material or substantial quantity of moisture so that when thehead of the pressing machineis raised the garment is rapidly dried.

The pads may be easilyapplied to and removed from the machine andrequire no special devices to retain them in position.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An elasticand flexible pad for pressing machines, comprising a massof felted spring metal shavings, in combination with a flexiblereticulated side member on one side of the mass of shavings conformingto the shape of said mass, and binding elements binding the edges of thereticulated side member and the mass of shavings together, and leavingthe intermediate portion of the mam of felted shavings free as to theirresiliency, said pad being a unit that is applicable to and removablefrom the pressing machine assuch.

2. A flexible and elastic pad for pressing machines, comprising a massof felted metal shavings, in combination with a pair of flexiblereticulated side members embracing the mass of shavings between them,and means clamping the edges of the side members upon the interposedmass of shavings, leaving the relatively large intermediate portion ofshavings relatively free from clamping action. said pad comprising aunit that is applicable to and removable from a pressing machine assuch.

OSCAR E. WV. BRUNK.

